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Brendan O'Hara vs Jim Shannon

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Brendan O'Hara
Brendan O'Hara
SNP Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber
vs
Photograph of Jim Shannon
Jim Shannon
DUP Strangford

Voting alignment

Brendan O'Hara and Jim Shannon voted the same way 31% of the time, based on 1,173 shared comparable votes.

367 same votes 806 different votes 1,173 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
33 Aye 25 No
Benefits 67% aligned 58 shared votes
24 Aye 34 No
16 Aye 14 No
Defence 67% aligned 30 shared votes
18 Aye 12 No
8 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 60% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
1 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 60% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
35 Aye 85 No
Migration 44% aligned 120 shared votes
76 Aye 44 No
Most different by topic
113 Aye 79 No
Brexit / EU 9% aligned 192 shared votes
72 Aye 120 No
5 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 20% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 1 No
Housing 20% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
32 Aye 15 No
Digital / Online Safety 23% aligned 47 shared votes
24 Aye 23 No
5 Aye 3 No
Environment / Climate 25% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

57.9 %
15 % below average
Rank 589 of 649
Participation
85.4 %
13 % above average
Rank 90 of 649
1,366
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,016
2,361 eligible divisions
752
55.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,041
51.6 % of votes cast
614
44.9 % of votes cast
No votes
975
48.4 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
24
1.2 % of votes cast
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

68
-10.0 vs Commons average
Rank 308 of 649
Appearances
1,221
+1143.0 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 649
78
-60.5 vs Commons average
Rank 391 of 649
Contributions
1,524
+1385.5 vs Commons average
Rank 3 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,535,264
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,371,512
all imported IPSA years
£358,048
58 % above average
Latest expenses
£293,632
30 % above average
7
5 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Migration
163 of 171 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
205 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
Digital / Online Safety
53 of 60 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
Trade
74 of 91 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 77 votes
#5
Benefits
74 of 81 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 78 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 77 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 43 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 35 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
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